Publications

Background

I received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Oregon, USA. Several years later I moved
to Japan where I received a Masters in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Aizu. I then moved to London
where I received a PhD in Computer Science from University College London in 2010. My Masters and PhD
research was in the area of Affective Computing.

The UCLIC Database of Affective Postures and Body Movements

As part of my PhD research I was involved in the
AffectME project
(funded by a Marie Curie International Re-Integration Grant: (MIRG-CT-2006-046434) 2007-2009 (2010)).
One outcome of the project was the creation of a database comprising both acted and non-acted motion capture data and
avatar images of affective bodily expressions.